"Let's try diplomacy first, then resort to force. I know you don't like war. But sometimes, war is unavoidable, but we can try to minimize its damage."
"Yes, in the art of war, winning hearts and minds is the best strategy, while conquering cities is the worst. Psychological warfare is superior to physical warfare."
"Not bad." Fu Yunchen's eyes revealed his appreciation.
...
Shangyun Pavilion.
Yu Shan was dressed in a snow-white Taoist robe, her long hair was tied up, revealing a beautiful face without makeup. She held a talisman with her birth date and time written on it in her hand and muttered incantations.
Suddenly, she bit her tongue, spitting a mouthful of blood onto the talisman, which instantly burst into flames.
The smoke from the fire did not dissipate, but instead condensed into a thin wisp of smoke that drifted along the window cracks toward the Chongyang Palace.
The wisp of smoke eventually drifted to the top of Fu Yunchen's head.
Just as it was about to attack Fu Yunchen's crown chakra, the wisp of smoke suddenly dissipated.
Fu Yunchen also noticed the wisp of smoke!
"Taoist incantation!" Fu Yunchen stared at the spot where the smoke had dissipated, his face extremely grim!
"Qiao Dongzi," Fu Yunchen called out.
Qiao Dongzi entered the hall, "Boss."
"Search the city, arrest the Taoist priests, and thoroughly interrogate them to determine if they have committed any crimes. Anyone who dares to resist will be killed without exception."
"Huh?" Qiao Dongzi looked at Fu Yunchen in surprise, because Fu Yunchen was also a disciple of the Taoist sect, so why was he suddenly targeting Taoist disciples?
Fu Yunchen said, "There are heretics mixed in among them."
If it weren't for his royal blood of the Witch Clan, which makes him naturally immune to curses, he would have been successfully ambushed by his opponent just now.
"Yes!" Qiao Dongzi immediately transformed, becoming like a plague god emerging from hell, sharp and ruthless.
Fu Yunchen recalled the attack just now; it was the Puppet God Control Technique, and the opponent must have been trying to control him.
That would necessarily require his birth date and time, as well as a medium.
When did he fall into the other party's trap?
Thinking back on the people he had met recently, who else could possibly know his birth date and time?
Hongmi received news from Fu Yunchen and took strict precautions to prevent anyone unaware of the clan's three-generation history from entering Murun's palace and getting close to Murun and Huanhuan Tuantuan.
Huanhuan and Tuantuan, in particular, were completely defenseless against the two little ones. Mu Run, on the other hand, was unharmed; in the entire Chongyang Palace, apart from Fu Yunchen, no one could do anything to her.
Especially when facing danger, Mu Run reacts even faster than Fu Yunchen.
Mu Run heard footsteps outside, and quite a few people. "Sister Cai—"
Madam Cai entered in response, "What are your orders, Your Highness?"
Why does it sound so chaotic outside?
"Your Highness, it is the King's order that martial law be imposed in the palace. No one except the elderly is allowed to approach Your Highness's place. All the new palace maids have been transferred back to the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Now there are only some people from the mountain stronghold."
"What happened?"
"This... I didn't hear any noise either."
"No movement?" Mu Run stood up. "I'll go ask the King."
"The king sent word that you and your two young masters should try not to move around unnecessarily."
"Something must have happened outside," Mu Run said, her eyes filled with worry.
...
The imperial palace of the Northern Jin Dynasty.
Bao Chan, heavily pregnant, arrived at Yingwu Hall carrying an exquisite food box.
Emperor Guangwu was sitting cross-legged, his hands forming a mudra, as if he were practicing martial arts.
"Your Majesty, Consort Bao requests an audience," a palace attendant reported to Emperor Guangwu.
Emperor Guangwu finished his practice, opened his eyes which flashed with a sharp light, and said, "Let her come here."
Baochan carried the food box into the hall.
"Your Majesty, I have prepared a nourishing soup. Please try it and see if it suits your taste."
"You made this tonic soup for Fu Yunchen too, didn't you?" Emperor Guangwu looked at Baochan with an inscrutable expression.
Bao Chan's beautiful face froze slightly for a moment, then she looked down at her large belly, "Does Your Majesty still not trust me?"
"I don't trust anyone."
"...Your Majesty, I am filled with fear." Bao Chan clutched her belly and was about to kneel down.
Emperor Guangwu looked at her belly and said, "You may leave now."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Baochan left with some trepidation.
After she left, Emperor Guangwu raised his hand and tore off a human skin mask from his face, revealing a face that resembled Emperor Guangwu but was younger and had a sinister look in his eyes.
A man in black appeared and said to Emperor Guangwu, "The young lady of Yubing Manor has arrived in Chongyang Prefecture."
"Yes, as long as Fu Yunchen is dead, Chongyang Prefecture can be taken over at any time. This world belongs to Wei Yingcheng."
"Your Majesty, what if the young lady rekindles her old flame with the Prince of Chongyang...?"
"Impossible. Yu Shan may be wishful thinking, but Fu Yunchen would never look at a piece of trash like her."
"What does Your Majesty mean?"
"Fu Yunchen values a woman's fidelity highly, both physically and emotionally. Didn't they discover this in Xiangcheng as well, which is why they made their move on that woman, but it seems they haven't succeeded yet?"
"Yes, we still don't know who the people over there are."
"Don't worry about it. Whatever they do in Xiangcheng will only benefit us. Keep an eye on Baochan. There's something fishy about the child in her belly. How can she get pregnant after being poisoned by the Heart-Eating Gu?"
"It should be possible. Princess Chongyang was originally a dark crow of the Imperial Cultivation Bureau. Didn't she also give birth to a pair of twins for Prince Chongyang? I heard that she is very intelligent. She could recite poems by heart at the age of three and could also write and do arithmetic."
"Oh? Could it be that the children born to the Dark Raven are better?"
"Maybe."
"Then let's send someone to keep an eye on her, just in case anything goes wrong."
"yes."
A palace maid who was guarding the palace gate quietly left after hearing what was said inside.
A palace maid arrived at the tea room.
Xiao Li was boiling water in the teahouse when she saw the palace maid and hurriedly called out to her, "Come and help me watch the fire. I'm preparing the tea utensils."
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